IT project

Hi Vinesh,

The project doesnt sound that big , the thing to do , is do all the tests logically , and do them in exactly the same way on all machines.

I guess your working in Leicester , what company ?

If you've been chosen because of your skills then why not? Your judgement seems to be trusted already :)

If you're tentative because you're a bit worried about the responsibility then definitely take it on for sure, it'll only increase your skills and confidence and lead to other projects and pay rises. Always accept a challenge ;)

Steve.

Do the tests on the same OS.
Configure them as u would use at work with as many apps as u can.

Sometimes its the combination of apps that sometimes make what appear to be faultless machines fall over.

Draw up a template, of installations of apps to pc/laptop.

Allways make notes , this is time consuming but u will never remember otherwise.

Make images of your basic builds on the machines on cd or dvd.
Use ghost or powerquest to reinstall them.

Make sure u have all the latest microshaft updates, and install them onto basic build.

Test laptops for all devices used by the company.
Mobile phones, cd or dvd writers, pda's.
Also test desktops with pda's.

thats a bit to be going on with :D

Andybond:

I work for Leicestershire County Council. The poject is fairly big, we have around 2500 PC's in County Hall, plus 100's of smaller sites, ie Social Services, Libraries, etc.

Steve:

Thanks for the encouragement

Foot_Tapper:

We use Powerquest and when we create images, they have all the latest patches. Them the system is built on top of the image, ie additional s/w, etc.

I will let them knwo tomorrow that I have thought about and I will take on the project :)

Thanks for all the advice guys!

I would certainly go for it.

Only tips I can give is to ensure you get somewhere clear to work so you can setup all the machines side by side. When you start to build them, document as you go, rather than doing it afterwards.

Oh, yeah, have fun. You never know, you may be able to build yourself up a nice rapport with some of the suppliers who will keep you sweet in later years ;)

Cheers

Ian

Sounds straightforward - just make sure that you profile what you actually use PC's for and test that (or atleast weight the tests). THere's not much point in boying PC's with fast disks if your apps are memory bound (and vice versa).

Prepare the test cases in advance and have any relevant people review them before you run anything.

Cheers guys.